To many old actors playin young warriors.

Rating: 7/10 (7 February 2019)

As a combat Veteran, I can truly say, for its time, is a very good movie. I seen the movie in 1962. My Dad fought at the battle of the Bulge and my great-uncle died shortly after D-day while on a patrol near there.
Seven years after this movie's release, I was a grunt in Vietnam. I mention my family's service only because of the use of John Wayne as the lead character.
Broke after his financing of his flop of a movie, The Alamo, he demanded and received $250,000,00 for his cameo appearance while actors who actually fought in the war received $25,000,00.
Wayne, unlike many of his fellow actors who volunteered to serve, dodged the war and spent his time making money off of it.
Regardless of my feelings of Wayne, this is a good movie and should be a must watch for younger generations.
Saving private Ryan is basically a spin-off if this film but the black and white filming easily separates the two.